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Imhotep today : Egyptianizing architecture /
: "Derives from the proceedings of a conference entitled 'Encounters with Ancient Egypt,' held at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London (UCL) in December 2000"-- Page [v]. : xxii, 318 pages, [14] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-302) and index. : 1844720063
Ship 17 : a baris from Thonis-Heracleion /
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A study of the construction, structure and identification of Ship 17, a Late Period baris-vessel discovered during underwater excavations at Thonis-Heracleion, a sunken city in Aboukir Bay. Ship 17 is placed within the traditions of naval architecture both in Egypt and the wider Mediterranean.
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xii, 140 pages : illustrations (mostly color), color maps ; 31 cm. + 1 poster. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-133) and index. :
9781905905362
Architectures of fire : processes, space and agency in pyrotechnologies /
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Papers presented here originate from a session held during the 2015 Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (Glasgow). The contributors attempt to present the entanglement between the physical phenomenon of fire, the pyro-technological instrument that it is, its material supports, and the human being.
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"Available in both print and Open Access"--Homepage.
"This book regroups papers from the session with the same title co-organised by Dragoş Gheorghiu and Derek Pitman at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists, as well as two new contributions"--Introduction. :
1 online resource (viii, 95 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789693683 (ebook) :
Architectures of fire : processes, space and agency in pyrotechnologies /
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Papers presented here originate from a session held during the 2015 Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (Glasgow). The contributors attempt to present the entanglement between the physical phenomenon of fire, the pyro-technological instrument that it is, its material supports, and the human being.
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"Available in both print and Open Access"--Homepage.
"This book regroups papers from the session with the same title co-organised by Dragoş Gheorghiu and Derek Pitman at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists, as well as two new contributions"--Introduction. :
1 online resource (viii, 95 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789693683 (ebook) :
Antique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890 : Intercultural Engagements with Architecture and Craft in the Age of Travel and Reform /
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"The commodification of Islamic antiques intensified in the late Ottoman Empire, an age of domestic reform and increased European interference following the Tanzimat (reorganisation) of 1839. Mercedes Volait examines the social life of typical objects moving from Cairo and Damascus to Paris, London, and beyond, uncovers the range of agencies and subjectivities involved in the trade of architectural salvage and historic handicraft, and traces impacts on private interiors, through creative reuse and Revival design, in Egypt, Europe and America. By devoting attention to both local and global engagements with Middle Eastern tangible heritage, the present volume invites to look anew at Orientalism in art and interior design, the canon of Islamic architecture and the translocation of historic works of art"--
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004449886
9789004449879
Le Caire-Alexandrie architectures européennes, 1850-1950 /
: Papers from an international conference in Cairo organized by the Centre d'études et de documentation économiques, juridiques et sociales. : xv, 252 page : illustrations ; 33 cm. : Includes bibliographical references and indexes. : 2724702905 : 1110-2497 ;
Ports and fortifications in the Muslim World : coastal military architecture from the Arab Conquest to the Ottoman Period /
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Harbors; Islamic Empire; history, Military.
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vii, 240 pages : illustrations (cheifly color), maps (cheifly color) ; 33 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9782724707656 :
0768-4703